The Stuttgart School District athletic department will host several upcoming meetings for parents of Ricebird football players.

A meeting for parents of football players in grades seventh-12th will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the George Burke Fieldhouse. The same meeting will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, for those who can’t attend the Tuesday meeting.

The meeting will cover heat, hydration, concussions and staph prevention.

The meeting is not mandatory, but will be very informative for parents.

Junior high football practice for eighth and ninth graders begins at 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5. Eighth- and ninth-grade students who plan on playing football must attend that day.

Seventh-grade football practice will begin on the first day of school.

All athletes will be required to have a current physical (within the last year) on file with the athletic department before they will be allowed to play.